The Award shall be given, at most, once each year. It shall be given only in those years in which an outstanding contribution is considered worthy of such recognition. The Award shall not be awarded posthumously.

Nominations

Nominations may be submitted by anyone except the nominee. All nominations must conform to ION nomination standards and be submitted electronically through the ION’s web site. Nominations must be received by June 30. Submissions received after the closing date will not be considered. To be considered in subsequent years, nominees not selected in the current year must be re-submitted.

The following items must be submitted:

A one-page biographical sketch (500 words or less) of the nominee with a summary of the nominee’s sustained and significant contributions to the development of satellite navigation, and a proposed citation in 25 words of less that describe his or her specific documented contribution(s)

A full Curriculum Vitae including education, employment history, leadership positions within technical societies and associations, publications, awards, and patents

Three signed letters of reference (one letter may be provided by the Nominator)

Selection Committee and Voting Procedures

Award Notification and Presentation

Traditionally the Kepler recipient is kept confidential. The Kepler winner shall not be notified in advance. The winner’s nominator may be notified in advance in order to assist with materials required for award presentation. In this case nominator will be asked to keep the Kepler recipient confidential.

Formal presentation of the awards will take place at the ION Satellite Division Annual Meeting (ION GNSS) in September. Winners will be reported in a subsequent issue of the ION Newsletter.